Madden NFL 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[MAzing87]

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One tiny observation:

Player stats should show up after EVERY play, not just big plays.

I found with W. Parker, his run stats only showed up after runs more than 5 yards, but not after runs of less than that.

I think, like CBS, they should show up all the time.


Just a minor annoyance.

That would be annoying. It's nothing special to see a play go less than 5 yards so why should they show it? Only kind o of plays they should show less than 5 yards would be on the defensive side of the ball. That's just my opinion.

[X12Celtics3]

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You sound like Napoleon Dynamite. Get a new TV. LOL. That is a pretty lame glitch though. Please remember that it is a 1 minute demo. Hopefully these glitches will be fixed. I threw one pass with Roelthisberger that went right through Rolle's chest into Holmes's hands. It was really bad. That has by far been the worst glitch I have seen yet. All in all I still think the demo is pretty solid, but far from perfect. I wish 2K could still make NFL football games.

Fixed.

[Klocker]

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after playing the Pre-order version i can certainly see the IAN touch here.... really a step up in terms of this being more of an NFL game.

Much less arcadey (regardless of all the piddly, nagging issues)

It is the first NFL next Gen game IMO and not just another Madden.

[ckarlic]

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Quick question..and forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but is there no commentary in the pre-order demo? Im on the PS3 by the way.

[matt8204]

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Quick question..and forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but is there no commentary in the pre-order demo? Im on the PS3 by the way.

That's affirm- no commentary or play-by-play.

[sevenjames]

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I was loving this demo the first 5 or so times I played it, but there are still old issues and a couple new ones that are really bugging me as I continue to play it.

-The pass coverage still seems fundamentally broken. It's nice that guys actually press at the line now (most of the time), but they immediately give the guy the inside route and let him run crazy across the middle. If you don't press, it seems like they give the guy a permanent 5 yard cushion, and sure enough they run wild all over you.

-The zone still does not work properly. Instead of guys actually covering the receiver that comes into their zone, they just stay rigid in their pattern until the ball is thrown and then make a play on the ball. They basically ignore the receivers most of time.

What defenses do you guys have success with? It seems like you can't go all out man, so (like I had to do with the last Madden) you just have to put everyone in zone and hope that the defensive pattern happens to much up with the offensive one. It's very frustrating that it's so unreliable. And to top it off, it seems that the CPU plays perfect pass defense. They press at the line and hold my guys there, and when they do release they are actually running slightly ahead of my receiver on their routes. Clearly the potential is there for the AI to play competent defense (even too competent), so why the heck does it only happen for the CPU and not my CPU teammates???

I totally agreee with this guy. My ONE gripe is that players don't play zone correctly and I get beat on slants when playing man to man. I guess I would just like to know what defenses you guys are using to stop the pass? I'm playing on the Gamestop ps3 demo if it makes any difference.

[PuddleMonkey]

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Some of you need tv upgrades bad!

[WildFireXXI]

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One tiny observation:

Player stats should show up after EVERY play, not just big plays.

I found with W. Parker, his run stats only showed up after runs more than 5 yards, but not after runs of less than that.

I think, like CBS, they should show up all the time.


Just a minor annoyance.

That would be VERY annoying for stats to show up after every play. It should only come up after big plays and even then not after EVERY big play.

[enfilade22]

I was playing on All-Madden the passing is very strange. I'd be standing strong in the pocket fling a bullet over the middle to a receiver and instead hitting him in the hands Eli decides to lead him 15 yards...

[MASSACRE771]

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I was playing on All-Madden the passing is very strange. I'd be standing strong in the pocket fling a bullet over the middle to a receiver and instead hitting him in the hands Eli decides to lead him 15 yards...

I noticed this to. I just figured it was from the weather.

[XSafety20]

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A few thoughts (bad first):

• The run defense is still really easy, I keep stuffing Willie Parker and keeping him in the 20-30 yards/game area. In playing the demo as much as I am, he's only broken away for a long one (20+ yards) only 2 or 3 times.
• Diving in an attempt for a shoe-lace tackle doesn't always result in one. WR's & HB's should be able to high step out of those (not all the time, just more than none) about 30-40 percent of the time on average throughout all the NFL.
• There's a lot of dropped passes by good receivers (Boldin, Fitzgerald)
• I've seen a few picks where the CB just stops in his tracks on a dime, turns around 180 and makes the INT. No person can do this while running at full speed without snapping his ankles.
• Field goals are waaaaaaaaaay too easy, the kicking meter is really slow, which helps it make the kicking game so easy. 55 yard FG's are just simple now, any avg. kicker can make those in the game.
• There's an awful lot of defensive linemen making INT's off of bad passes while the QB is getting hit. There's a reason why D-linemen aren't receivers. They should drop an INT at least 3 out of 10 lobs like that.
• On punt returns, the coverage guys on the kicking team are getting jambed a little too hard too often I think. Once randomly is understandable, but not every punt.

On the flip side, here's what I like so far:

• The slowed down pace is wonderful, I can actually play Man-to-Man now on defense.
• The ball speed is good on passes, it gives a true, realistic time to react appropriately.
• I'm pleased with the blocking, both run and pass. It just feels comfortable.
• Presentation is great, I'm looking forward to what other presentation aspects there are. I'm getting kind of tired of the SB presentation in the demo, I find myself skipping through all of the pre-game stuff now.
• Graphics look AMAZING!

That's all I can think of at the moment. Hopefully a lot of this stuff was addressed between the stage the demo is at and when the game went gold. If not, then hopefully a patch will help. And if not that, then oh well, this game is 10x better than 09...

...can't wait to play with the E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

[Only1LT]

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Has anyone noticed that Precision Passing does not work as well as in previous Maddens? Throwing left, right, high or low to the WR doesn't seem like it responds as well on this game. Sometimes it seems like it has no effect, sometimes itseems like it takes it to the extreme. I had the same experience on the NCAA 10 demo, but I just chalked that up to my not playing the NCAA games much. Figured it was just different.

[Spanky]

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That would be VERY annoying for stats to show up after every play. It should only come up after big plays and even then not after EVERY big play.

Agreed. We don't need a running count of rushing yards, passing yards, etc. Just need the occasional update.

[Spanky]

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Couple of more observations after a few more games of Giants-Cowboys:

-- After years of disappointment, frustration and all-out rage regarding this series, I'm trying not to get too excited about this game. But the more I play the demo, the more I be digging it. I'm starting to feel like one those guys that counts down the days, hours, minutes until release.

-- The slower speed is perfect. Love being able to see holes open up, plays develop, cut back, change direction, etc.

-- Like how making a cut in the snow with Barber causes him to slip and fall.

-- Playing Giants vs. Giants, it was funny seeing Coughlin congratulate himself after the game.

[Broncos86]

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I was playing on All-Madden the passing is very strange. I'd be standing strong in the pocket fling a bullet over the middle to a receiver and instead hitting him in the hands Eli decides to lead him 15 yards...

You mean to say that your QB was off target on a throw? The passing in 2010 is excellent, to me.